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As Iraq Oil Report reported last Thursday, the Oil Ministry is taking an end around to stop companies who signed controversial deals with the Kurdistan Regional Government from moving forward with the deals.

Iraq warned South Korea it could suspend crude oil exports if a South Korean consortium led by a state-run company proceeds with an oil exploration project in a Kurdish-controlled region, Reuters reports, citing a Yonhap news report.